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Monday, 23 December 2013

The Three Musketeers...

Catherine has gone in to detail about her bridesmaids, now it’s
time to introduce you to the Groomsmen.
I had decided on my groomsmen pretty quickly, they were all the
oblivious choice. I went for my two best mates and Catherine’s
brother.
The first Groomsman and also the best man is Jason Harker.

On the
Monday Catherine and I returned from Paris as the newly engaged
couple at the party in my home house, Jason was dropping hints like
crazy.
Asking subtle questions like “so... have you thought of anyone
for the wedding party?” (With a cheeky grin)
To which I replied “Yes...”
Jason now on the edge of his seat;
“...Catherine has her girls all picked out”
It was my intention to leave him dangling on the line a little
longer.
Jason and I have been mates for years. He is the father of my God
Daughter Ella (Flower Girl) and my Sisters boyfriend. He is the type
of guy that is always smiling and can very quickly put you in a good
mood. I know that he will be able to perform his duties well. I know
I am going to have to make up a full list of things for him to do as
he will want to be involved with everything. Jason became part of the
Muldoon family so much so that while I was in America he took my
place on the family holidays.

My second Groomsman is Neil Dynes (Dinky).

We have both lived in
our hometown most of our lives; however we didn’t become friends
until we were both at university in Belfast. We were working the same
weekend job beside each other and to relieve the boredom we played
the game “think of a song with a girl’s name in it!” After a
few weekends had past he invited me for a pint after work and since
then we’ve been like an old married couple. We have had plenty of
adventures and I played a part in throwing him a wild Penthouse Stag
weekend in Liverpool.

There are plenty of ways to ask your potential groomsmen to be
part of your wedding party. You can take each out for a meal, visit
them at home separately and spend the evening chatting away with
plans; you can even get it written on a balloon. I chose to ask the
guys to the pub... So I texted them both, organised to meet at our
local pub at 1 where I would ask them. I knew that they both knew
what was going on but to act along they played dumb. I ordered 3
pints and we sat down. I said “I consider you two to be like
Brothers to me (Side note I have 3 sisters no brothers), would you do
me the honour of being my Groomsmen.” They both said of course and
I said “Jason will you be my best man.” He was shocked and a
little speechless. We ordered another round and they started to keep
me going about how excited they were about the stag and their wild
plans.

Last but not least my third groomsman is Damien Morris,
Catherine’s brother.

Damien is a great guy altogether (note from Catherine - How Omagh does James sound here!). He is very
welcoming and friendly, even if I am stealing his sister away. But
the best thing about him is that he isn’t afraid to throw in a wee
slag every now and again to keep me on my toes, which we can all
laugh about. It wouldn’t feel right if Damien wasn’t by my side
showing his support for me and his sister. I still feel honoured that
he accepted my request to be my groomsman.

This is the last post before Christmas thank you all for reading
and Catherine will be back by the end of the week with her next
instalment.